Disease Detectives B/C

[ophiophagus]

Why not try here?

[Munchkin13]

Thanks, that really answered all my questions.

[TYG]

Anyone know what Case-Fatality Rate is suppose to be expressed in?
I've seen in it many different forms from practice tests, such as percentage, deaths per 1,000, deaths per 10,000, etc.
Thanks

[The Eviscerator]

Anyone know what Case-Fatality Rate is suppose to be expressed in?
I've seen in it many different forms from practice tests, such as percentage, deaths per 1,000, deaths per 10,000, etc.
Thanks

General Rule of Thumb: always answer in percentage unless otherwise specified as per 1,000 or per 10,000, etc.

[TYG]

Anyone know what Case-Fatality Rate is suppose to be expressed in?
I've seen in it many different forms from practice tests, such as percentage, deaths per 1,000, deaths per 10,000, etc.
Thanks

General Rule of Thumb: always answer in percentage unless otherwise specified as per 1,000 or per 10,000, etc.

Okay, thanks so much

Also, an example of case fatality rate would just be something like 7%? Nothing is written after the 7%, right? Like, you wouldn't have to write 7% of all cases or anything of the sort?

[The Eviscerator]

Anyone know what Case-Fatality Rate is suppose to be expressed in?
I've seen in it many different forms from practice tests, such as percentage, deaths per 1,000, deaths per 10,000, etc.
Thanks

General Rule of Thumb: always answer in percentage unless otherwise specified as per 1,000 or per 10,000, etc.

Okay, thanks so much

Also, an example of case fatality rate would just be something like 7%? Nothing is written after the 7%, right? Like, you wouldn't have to write 7% of all cases or anything of the sort?

Just 7% is fine. Just make sure you give the answer asked for.

[TYG]

General Rule of Thumb: always answer in percentage unless otherwise specified as per 1,000 or per 10,000, etc.

Okay, thanks so much

Also, an example of case fatality rate would just be something like 7%? Nothing is written after the 7%, right? Like, you wouldn't have to write 7% of all cases or anything of the sort?

Just 7% is fine. Just make sure you give the answer asked for.

Okay, thanks again for all your help

[prelude to death]

Does anyone know what the most common portal of entry is? I took a Regionals test for this, and I know what a portal of entry is, but I completely didn't study (at all) the most common portal of entry, so I just guessed and put the mouth/orally. Also, it asked what the two most common portals of exit are. Help?!

[nattoki]

The most common portal of entry is the respiratory tract, I believe- when pathogens are inhaled.
2 common portals of exit are the respiratory tract (coughing/sneezing) or gastrointestinal tract(saliva/feces).

I'm pretty sure this is correct.

[Flavorflav]

The most common portal of entry is the respiratory tract, I believe- when pathogens are inhaled.
2 common portals of exit are the respiratory tract (coughing/sneezing) or gastrointestinal tract(saliva/feces).

I'm pretty sure this is correct.

For viruses, yes, but the question should have been more specific. While colds are common, infected cuts are even more so - virtually all cuts get infected a little bit, which is why bacitracin and the like speed healing. I would say the skin, then, is the most common portal of entry for all infections - but I am sure that that is not the answer the author of the event intended.